via YouTube On a Monday afternoon a few weeks ago, a video of a sixteen year old African American girl being ripped from her chair by a police officer began to go viral, sparking a nation-wide...
November 23, 2015
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The First Amendment of the Constitution grants citizens of the United States the ability to have freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble and the right to petition...
November 17, 2015
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12:48 AM
Admiral's Cup in Fells Point, Baltimore on a typical Saturday night. (Patrick Alejandro for TRW) When the word “curfew” starts buzzing around Baltimore, it stirs memories of this year’s riots. A...
November 13, 2015
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Last week, House and Senate majority and minority leaders worked together to create a much needed two year budget deal. The deal raised the debt ceiling for the rest of President Obama’s term and...
November 13, 2015
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Sophomore English major Tiera Day tries to study for her upcoming week at the Retriever Learning Center on Sunday night.(FeiFei Ma for TRW) One of UMBC’s standard policies is the teacher...
November 11, 2015
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Last week, President Obama announced that he would be sending “less than 50 troops” to train moderate Syrian forces. The White House has stated that these troops would not be serving in combat...
November 11, 2015
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Overcrowding and harsh sentences in the federal prison system have dramatically escalated in the past few years. While one third of the Justice Department’s budget is allocated to funding federal...
November 7, 2015
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Should smoking be banned in public? The movement to decrease smoking nation wide is in full effect. From restaurants to college campuses, the smoke-free sign is visible and glaring. Although the...
November 7, 2015
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For the longest time after America was founded, it was a primarily Protestant country. This is not the case anymore. America has become a melting pot of many different cultures, religions, and...
November 5, 2015
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UMBC’s new event center construction should be underway this coming winter. As a relatively new university that is undergoing serious changes, construction is constantly happening on campus. This...
November 5, 2015
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